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No need to feed her until the first workers.
Good luck!

I can't clearly see but maybe some sort of leaf cutter? Maybe Acromyrmex?
And yes they are queens!

You might have found her foraging after the nuptial flight at that time she has probably dug a founding chamber and left her fungus pellet there. The only thing you can do is get a small peace of fungus from a mature colony and hopefully she will start caring for it.

Brazil has amazing ants and lots of diversity!
I think they fly all year round there but probably mostly in the rainy season.
Good luck!

1. Probably Acromyrmex.
2. Camponotus sp.
3. Maybe Nylanderia.
4. Pogonomyrmex I think.
5. I'm not sure maybe some sort of Dolichoderinae.
6. Pheidole sp. I think.
7. Maybe Solenopsis but can you make more photos?

Maybe Paratrechina longicornis.

Maybe but there are a few similar species.
Can you make a closer picture?

Amazing place and diversity! Lucky you!
One of your best videos!

The queen is probably Solenopsis and the worker Odontoponera sp.